I am close by.

I am close by.

Hypothetical problem for your German Fleet ideas.
Assuming the Russian player is crazy/unpredictable they can move their Baltic BattleShip into the same seazone that already contains German ships without firing on them. That move passes through two minefields so the Russian Battleship would likely be tilted. Where does the German Fleet attack? The crippled Russian battleship or the British fleet?

I though a mined sea zone was considered hostile?  Which would prevent that move.